Abdur Razzak (actor)

For other people with the same name, see Abdur Razzak (disambiguation).

Nayak Raj
Abdur Razzak
আব্দুর রাজ্জাক
Born(1942-01-23)23 January 1942
Naktala, South Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 August 2017(2017-08-21) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director
Years active1964–2017
SpouseKhairunnesa Laxmi
Children5, including Bapparaj and Samraat

Abdur Razzak (23 January 1942 – 21 August 2017),[1][2] known as Razzak, was a Bangladeshi actor and film director.[3] He was dubbed Nayak Raj Razzak (King of Heroes), a term introduced by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of the magazine Chitrali.[4] Razzak won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Ki Je Kori (1976), Ashikkhito (1978), Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (1982), Chandranath (1984) and Jogajog (1988). He was awarded the Independence Day Award in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4][5] He acted in more than 300 Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali and Urdu films and also directed 16 films. He is considered one of the greatest actors in Bangladeshi film industry.[6]

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  2. ^ "Legendary film star Razzak passes away". The Daily Star. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ 'হ্যালো, রাজ্জাক ভাই জন্মদিনের শুভেচ্ছা (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b Shah Alam Shazu (19 June 2015). "'I want to die when I'm working'". The Daily Star.
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  6. ^ এক নজরে রাজ্জাক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.